Analysis of variation in the surgical treatment of patients with distal radial fractures in the Netherlands

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 39-44

  Walenkamp, M M J ^a,b   Mulders, M A M ^a   Goslings, J C ^a   Westert, G P ^c   Schep, N W L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Maasstad Hospital Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; distal radius fracture treatment; surgical rate; variation in treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006337261     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193416651577     Document Type: Article

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